Florida Southern College to launch new School of Architecture on historic Frank Lloyd Wright campus

2024-07-24T17:41:00-04:00

A new academic program in architecture is coming to Central Florida: The newly established Florida Southern College School of Architecture will begin instructing the first students enrolled in its undergraduate program in 2025, with a master’s course to follow beginning in the 2028 academic year.

The future school boasts a unique learning experience thanks to its setting in the Ordway Building, which is one of 16 structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Lakeland campus between 1938 and 1958. According to the college, that makes it the largest single-site collection of Wright's architecture in the world.

Rendering of the future Florida Southern College School of Architecture building. Image: The Lunz Group/FSC SoA

"We are blessed that this next stage of educational excellence is being funded through a generous benefactor who will ensure that Florida Southern makes a profound impact on the architecture profession and thus on our lives as we live and work in the structures our...

Florida Southern's College's Stray Cats Getting Own Frank Lloyd Wright Styled Dorms

2013-02-13T00:05:00-05:00

Treasured for its storied collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, esplanades and soaring fountain, Florida Southern College is making room for six more structures inspired by the famed architect. These new structures will be small — only about 5 feet high and 3 feet wide. Unlike other Wright designs, they are not meant for humans. Rather, the six domiciles built mostly of custom-made concrete blocks will provide shelter for almost 100 feral cats living on the Lakeland campus.

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Florida Southern College to launch new School of Architecture on historic Frank Lloyd Wright campus

Florida Southern's College's Stray Cats Getting Own Frank Lloyd Wright Styled Dorms